Todd Soil and Water Conservation District Surface Water Assessment Grant (SWAG) 2022

The project will monitor nine key tributaries to the Long Prairie River for water chemistry and bacteria. The streams to be monitored include Eagle Creek, Turtle Creek, Moran Creek, Fish Trap Creek, an un-named creek which outlets to Lake Charlotte in the town of Long Prairie and three stream reaches of the Long Prairie River itself. All sites are located within Todd County with the exception of one which lies just over the border in Douglas County. The monitoring protocols will include field measurement and observation, paired with biology and habitat data, to assess the suitability of each reach for aquatic life and aquatic recreational use. These findings will culminate as provisional baseline analysis used to determine future success rates and guidance in project development within the Long Prairie River Watershed.